Editor: "The title says it's about love. Was it
about love?" Reviewer: "Not much." E: "Then
what about dirty, at least was it dirty?" R: "Well,
in one scene there is a fish sticking out of
someone's butt. But the part of the fish you
could see wasn't dirty, I guess." E: "Lovely. Oh,
saying that reminds me--there's that lovely
actress in it, Jenny McCarthy." R: "Yeah, but
she wasn't so lovely. She likes being the butt
of jokes." E: "That butt?" R: "No, not that butt. I
mean she thinks it's funny to make herself
look bad--like wearing a V-neck dress and
having someone puke down it, or not having
enough money for tampons and having a
torrential period in a grocery store. I mean, it's
all over the aisles." E: "Geez, you'd never think
it was her husband directing the film. Well, you
never know about people." R: "No, you never
know." E: "So, do you think it's all over for her?
McCarthy not only starred but wrote the script
here." R: "Maybe not. Producers might
remember the rom/com she made a few
years back with the wonderful Chris
Eigemann, the doyen of dour, called 'The
Perfect You.' She simply sparkled." E: "But
what about 'Dirty Love'? Isn't there anything to
recommend it?" R: "I could say it has a
supporting cast." E: "So you say it has a good
cast." R: "No, just that it has a cast. Eddie
Kaye Thomas convincingly plays a nice guy
who never convinces as McCarthy's pining
love as she sleeps with loser after loser.
Carmen Electra plays a hair waxer, and it's
true that she never lets the gum she chews
get stuck on her clients. Kam Heskin plays a
struggling actress who can make her voice
flute like Monroe. Then there's Victor Webster
as the hunky ex-boyfriend who's into nuthin'
but cheatin' and eatin'." E: "The fish?" R: "No,
not the fish. Forget about the fish and forget
about the butt." E: "Yeah, but will the
audience?" R: "What audience?" E: "Oh. So,
what, you give it one-and-a-half stars?" R:
"Sounds about right. You can't really like a
movie that features a beautiful young woman
who sometimes is naked and you end up
leaving the theatre wishing you could see less
of her."
Starring Jenny
McCarthy, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Carmen
Electra, Kam Heskin and Victor Webster.
Directed by John Asher. Written by Jenny
McCarthy. Produced by Trent Walford, Jenny
McCarthy and John Asher. Romantic comedy.
A First Look release. Rated R for strong
sexuality, crude humor, language and some
drug use. Running time: 95 min
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